kelpie

Scottish - A spirit in the form of a water-horse. He lures people to ride on his back, runs into the water to drown them and then eats them. Also commonly known as kelpie, kelby, kelby, kelpy, kelpy, Irish each uisge, Irish each uisge, Manx Cabyll-Ushtey, Manx Cabyll-Ushtey, Glaistyn, Glaistyn, cabyll-ushtey, glaistig, tarroo-ushtey, Scottish kelpie, Orkneys tang(ie), Orkneys tang(ie), Scotland shoopiltie, Scotland shoopiltie, Shetlands shoopiltee, Shetlands shoopiltee, Welsh ceffyn dwr or Welsh ceffyn dwr.